In addition to the definitions contained in the laws, rules, and regulations referenced in § 116.04, the following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter.
ADULTERATED. The condition of any food:
(1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance in a quantity which may render it injurious to health;
(2) If it bears or contains any added poisonous or deleterious substance for which no safe tolerance has been established by regulation, or in excess of such tolerance if one has been established;
(3) If it consists in whole or part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or if it is otherwise unfit for human consumption;
(4) If it has been processed, prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated with filth or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health;
(5) If it is whole or part the product of a diseased animal or animal which has died otherwise than by slaughter; or
(6) If its containers are composed in whole or part of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health.
APPLICANT. Any person making application to the Health Authority for a permit.
APPROVED. Accepted by the Health Authority based on its determination as to conformance with principles, practices, and generally recognized standards that protect public health.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. Those persons designated by the Health Authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
BOARD. The Macon County Board of Health.
BUSINESS DAYS. Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays.
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. A written order issued by the Health Authority which directs the responsible person to immediately stop doing or allowing a specific action to occur. A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER may or may not include a direction to completely cease operations at a facility. A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER may include a timeframe to achieve compliance if there is not an imminent health hazard to public health and safety.
CERTIFIED FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER. An individual who has completed a minimum of eight hours of an Illinois Department of Public Health-approved training program for food service sanitation manger certification, inclusive of the examination, and received a passing score on the examination set by the certification exam provider accredited under standards developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor organization, shall be considered to be a certified food service sanitation manager, and maintains a valid certificate.
CODE or FOOD CODE. The administrative rules adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health pertaining to food establishments. Found at 77 Ill. Admin. Code 750.
COMMISSARY. A licensed food establishment used for preparing, fabricating, packaging, and storage of food or food products for distribution and sale through the food establishment's own food establishment outlets.
EMPLOYEE. Includes the permit holder, person in charge, a food employee, a person having supervisory or management duties, a person on the payroll, a family member, a volunteer, a person performing work under contractual agreement, or other person working in a food establishment.
FOOD. Any raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption.
FOOD HANDLER/FOOD EMPLOYEE. An individual working with unpackaged food, food equipment or utensils, or food contact surfaces. Does not include unpaid volunteers in a food establishment, whether permanent or temporary.
FOOD PREPARATION. The handling, processing, and/or serving of foods.
HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP). A systematic approach to identifying, evaluating, and controlling food safety hazards. Food safety hazards are biological, chemical, or physical agents that are reasonably likely to cause illness or injury in the absence of their control.
HEALTH AUTHORITY. The Public Health Administrator of the Macon County Health Department or his or her authorized representative.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The Macon County Health Department.
HOLD ORDER/EMBARGO. An order issued by the Health Authority that acts as a temporary isolation or quarantine of food or equipment that the Health Authority believes, or has reason to believe, is in violation of this chapter.
HOME BASE OF OPERATION. Where the licensed mobile unit will be stored when not in operation.
IMMINENT HEALTH HAZARD. Significant threat or danger to health that exists when there is sufficient evidence to show that a product, practice, circumstance, or event creates a situation that requires immediate correction or cessation of operation to prevent injury.
MOBILE FOOD UNIT. Annually licensed food establishment that is a readily movable vehicle (on wheels) that is self-propelled (driven) or can be pulled or pushed down a sidewalk or street. Designed for service of food from the interior of the unit. Cannot sit at one physical address for more than one week without a variance being issued by the Health Authority.
PERMIT. The document issued by the Regulatory Authority that authorizes a person to operate a food establishment.
PERSON. An association, corporation, individual, partnership, other legal entity, government, or government subdivision or agency.
PERSON IN CHARGE. The individual present at a food establishment who is responsible for the operation at the time of inspection.
PLAN REVIEW. An evaluation process conducted by the Health Authority to determine whether minimum standards are met for sanitary design, facility layout, operational and product flow, menu processes and food handling procedures, construction, operation and maintenance of a food establishment and its premises.
PREMISES. The physical structure, its contents, and the contiguous land or property under the control of the permit holder.
PUBLIC EVENT. Any event open to the public where food is prepared or served. An event open to the public that is advertised with fliers, banners, newspaper articles, radio or television announcements, internet postings, social media or by other means, is a PUBLIC EVENT and subject to regulation under this chapter. Any event that is not a public event shall be treated as private. The determination of whether an event shall be regulated as a PUBLIC EVENT is at the sole discretion of the Health Authority.
PUSHCART. A non-self-propelled vehicle food establishment limited to serving non-potentially hazardous foods or commissary wrapped foods maintained at proper temperatures or precooked foods that require limited assembly, such as frankfurters.
TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD. (Formerly known as potentially hazardous foods.) A food that requires time/temperature control for safety (TCS) to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation.
WHOLESOME. In sound condition, clean, free from adulteration or contamination, and otherwise suitable for human consumption.
(Ord. O-138-12-21, passed 12-9-2021)